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Buyers evaluate whether the site was built for their specific use case, whether the claims are supported by evidence, and whether the company is transparent about the details that matter: what the solution costs, how long it takes, and what results are realistic. When any of these elements are missing, the buyer's trust threshold is not met and they leave. The trust-building sequence follows a specific order: show the problem being solved, demonstrate the system that delivers results, present evidence that the system works (both statistics and social proof), and then offer a clear next step. 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